Kota the Triceratops is an animatronic toy dinosaur

Dinosaur

Dinosaurs are a diverse group of animals of the clade and superorder Dinosauria. They were the dominant terrestrial vertebrates for over 160 million years, from the late Triassic period until the end of the Cretaceous , when the Cretaceous–Paleogene extinction event led to the extinction of...

 made by Hasbro

Hasbro

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 and Playskool

Playskool

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. It is modeled after a triceratops

Triceratops

Triceratops is a genus of herbivorous ceratopsid dinosaur which lived during the late Maastrichtian stage of the Late Cretaceous Period, around 68 to 65 million years ago in what is now North America. It was one of the last dinosaur genera to appear before the great Cretaceous–Paleogene...

, and intended for children aged 3 to 6.

The toy first debuted at the New York

New York

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 Toy Fair in February 2008, building on the reception of Ugobe's earlier Pleo

Pleo

Pleo is an animatronic pet dinosaur toy designed to emulate the appearance and behavior of a week-old baby Camarasaurus. It was designed by Caleb Chung, the co-creator of the Furby, Chung's company Ugobe sold pleo and was manufactured by Jetta...

 robotic dinosaur toy, and went on sale in October 2008 for approximately US$

United States dollar

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300 as listed by the company website. A review by IEEE Spectrum

IEEE Spectrum

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 indicated that it had 11 sensors over its body to sense touch and pressure, and makes appropriate noises (like roars) or movements (like tail-wagging) in response. It has some functionality to accept a folded "leaf" food and move its jaw and make appropriate chomping noises.

External links

• Official website
• Print review of Kota by IEEE Spectrum
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• Video review of Kota by IEEE Spectrum
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